Amritsar-Bandra train to halt at Chandigarh railway station from September 22

Chandigarh, September 16

One of the three new pairs of special clone trains that will ply on the Ambala Railway Division is going to halt at the Chandigarh railway station from September 22, the division notified.

Amritsar-Bandra-Amritsar weekly express will halt at the city station for five minutes at 11 am every Tuesday and 10:25 am every Wednesday.

The advanced reservation period (ARP) will be 10 days. Reservation for these trains will start on September 19.

Considering the huge demand for travel on specific routes, the Railways has decided to run 20 pairs of clone special trains from September 21. These clone trains will run on notified timings and will be fully reserved trains. The other two clone trains that will ply on the Ambala Division are Amritsar-Jaynagar-Amritsar tri-weekly express and Amritsar-New Jalpaiguri-Amritsar weekly express.

These trains are to be operationalised on routes having high patronage and demand. The Clone trains have not been operated by the Railways in the past. These trains being proposed are based on the patronisation of already operating special trains with limited stoppages and faster transit time. The clone trains will be primarily three AC trains and run ahead of the already operating special trains. The clone train will have speed higher than the existing special train. — TNS